13 Feb 2026 17:29:59
"They need to do a bit more before they're ready for the first team". David Moyes reply when asked about academy players.
Now normally I would agree with this comment. However, given our failings in some positions and the fact that we are safe from relegation.
Surely now is the ideal time to integrate some of these players into the first team squad.
Armstrong has shown that age is no barrier if you have the talent to go with it. Might also give the fans a bit of a lift seeing academy players on show.
13 Feb 2026 18:24:16
Unfortunately there is little to no chance any academy players will get time under Moyes.
He is way too stubborn to do something like that.
He’d rather stick with players he knows, play players out of position, persevere with out of form players, not use some of the players he chose to sign and set up the team negatively and deploy boring tactics than try something fresh and dynamic.